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bent as a butcher's hook

bent as a butcher's hook adjective: synonym of bent as a nine-bob note (“very dishonest or corrupt”).

Adjective

bent as a butcher's hook

  1. (UK, slang, simile) Synonym of bent as a nine-bob note (“very dishonest or corrupt”).

Synonyms of bent as a butcher's hook

Questions about bent as a butcher's hook

What does bent as a butcher's hook mean?
Bent as a butcher's hook means synonym of bent as a nine-bob note (“very dishonest or corrupt”).
What part of speech is bent as a butcher's hook?
Bent as a butcher's hook is an adjective.

Words near bent as a butcher's hook in the dictionary

  1. Benstead
  2. benstonite
  3. bensulide
  4. Bensville
  5. bent
  6. bent as a butcher's hook
  7. bent as a nine-bob note
  8. bent as a two bob
  9. bent car
  10. bent cars
  11. bent copper

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